Genealogy
Whiston Families
Elliott
Thomas ELLIOTT, possibly from Sheffield m. 1755 Whiston Mary MEAKIN. Children born Whiston:
- b.1756 Thomas
- b.1759 Robert m. 23 March 1786 Rotherham Sarah Charlesworth(b.1761 Masbro' daughter Of Thos/Mary)
Baines Directory of 1750 records Robert Elliott, vict. - Chequers and Robert Elliott, butcher.
Children of Robert Elliott (1759-1846) and Sarah (1761-1836), christened Whiston:
- Mary b.1786
- Catherine Elliott b.12 JUL 1789, c. 24 JUL 1789 Whiston m. James Roddis
- Thomas Elliott (1791-1828) m. 1813 Sheffield Hannah Hardwick, daughter of James and Sarah. Daughter Mary c.1814
- Timothy (1795-1878) m. 1815 Letitia Bottomley (b.1796 Greasbro' daughter of Sarah)
- George b.1797
- Sarah b.1799 m. 1829 Thomas Gillott
- Ann b.1801
- Catherine b.1803
A directory of 1833 lists Robert Elliott, Shopkeeper;Robert Elliott, Sitwell Arms
Timothy(1795-1878) was a publican at the Chequers pub in Whiston and he was also a butcher. He was married to Letitia. Children, born Whiston:
- Sarah Elliott b. 1816, married a SAYLES and had a daughter Annie
- Ann b.1818
- Mary c.24 JUN 1821
- Robert c.13 JUL 1823
- Eliza c.1823
- Catherine b.1824
- Elisabeth b.1826
- Robert b.1829
- Margaret c.03 JUN 1832
- Helena (Ellen) b.1835 m. John Howitt Scurrah (1833-1911)
- George b. 1839
In 1871 Timothy Elliott now aged 75 and a Widower, was still a Landlord and butcher, living with him was his daughter Sarah Sayles, his housekeeper, and her unmarried daughter, Annie, born in Sheffield.
Manager of the pubic house - The Chequers was Timothy's son in law, Richard P. Gillott, who had married Margaret Elliott.
By 1881, the publican was Robert Elliott, born 1852 in Chesterfield, Elisa Ann, his wife aged 27 was born in Derby in 1854, as were their first 2 children:
- Annie age 6
- Thomas William, age 3
- Robert age 1 was born in Whiston
There is no record of the family in 1891.
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